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NOTE ABOUT FIELD TRIPS All ages and experience levels of birders are welcome to participate. Some field trips will be more strenuous than others, but trip leaders can advise you of the amount of physical activity involved in a particular outing. You don't have to be an expert to go birding and have fun with Burroughs Audubon!  BURROUGHS AUDUBON FIELD TRIPS & OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS MAY 2009 May 1-3 - ASM Spring Meeting in Columbia, MO. Located where glaciated prairies meet Ozark topography, Columbia offers easy access to a variety of habitats. May 1-3 - KOS Spring Meeting in Pittsburg, KS. Saturday, May 9 - Weston Bend State Park with Nancy Leo. Meet at the parking lot of the Hike/Bike trail at 7:00 a.m. to look for spring warblers, flycatchers, tanagers and vireos. This has been a premier spot in past years. Come prepared with snacks, beverages and appropriate clothing for this 3.5 mile walk. For more info, contact Nancy Leo at 913-205-8847 or  .Friday, May 15 - Blue River Parkway with Don Arney. Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the tennis court parking lot of Minor Park on Blue River Road, just south of Red Bridge Road. This field trip is also a bird census to help KC WildLands determine the effectiveness of restoration efforts in the Blue River Corridor. This trip is the second of two spring censuses that Burroughs performs in support of that effort. We'll spend 1/2 day walking the trails along the Blue River. Bring snacks, beverages and insect repellent. Contact Don Arney at 816-931-8536 or  for more information.Saturday, May 16 - Fort Leavenworth and Leavenwoth Bottoms with Dave Williams. Join us on the other side of the river from Weston Bend for an all-day birding trip to the exceptional forest habitats of Fort Leavenworth. We'll start the day by visiting the upland oak-hickory forest where there is a number of secluded walking trails and gravel roads. Next, we'll break for lunch before proceeding to the bottomland forest along the Missouri River. These woods present one of the finest remaining stands of primary (uncut) forest along the Missouri River. Target species will include later-arriving spring migrants, plus those species that remain here to breed. In addition to a heron rookery, both Summer and Scarlet Tanagers occur here, as well as Eastern Towhee, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and others. Meet at the commuter parking lot on the north side of Kansas Highway 92 (Metropolitan Ave), approximately 0.5 mile west of the Missouri River Bridge into Leavenworth, or about 0.25 mile east of the main entrance to the Fort. We'll be leaving the parking lot at 6:30 a.m. Please bring food and drink for lunch, as we will have a picnic lunch in the woods. As this is a U.S. military base, it is very important that everyone have a photo ID. You will not be permitted onto the Fort, otherwise. There will be some moderate hiking, although everyone can proceed at their own pace. Alternate plans can be made for those who don't want to tackle the trails. Insect repellent is highly advised, especially in the Bottoms. Hope to see you there! Contact Dave Williams at 913-238-1221 or  .Saturday, May 30 - Dunn Ranch/Pawnee Prairie with Jim and Ellen Zellmer. Meet at 6:00 a.m. at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Liberty, at the junction of I-35 and MO 152 Highway. Carpooling is encouraged. Bring FRS radios to keep in contact with each other, snacks/lunch & beverages. Dress for early summer weather and have foot attire for some light hiking as well as bug/tick repellant. We'll be looking for prairie birds such as Upland Sandpiper, Greater Prairie Chicken, Henslow and Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolinks and the Black-billed Cuckoo as well as the usual suspects. We will also visit some other conservation areas for CACHE data. If you have any questions, please contact Jim at  or 816-228-3955.JUNE 2009 Saturday, June 13 - Blue River Parkway with Don Arney. Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the tennis court parking lot of Minor Park on Blue River Road, just south of Red Bridge Road. This field trip is also a breeding bird census to help KC WildLands determine the effectiveness of restoration efforts in the Blue River Corridor. We'll spend 1/2 day walking the trails along the river. Bring snacks, beverages and insect repellent. For more information, email Don Arney at or call 816-931-8536.Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21 - Quivira NWR and Cheyenne Bottoms with Ed McCullough. Visit these great Kansas birding destinations during the breeding season with many species of waterfowl, shorebirds and waders. We'll encounter various ages of birds, including young Avocets, Snowy Plovers and Black-necked Stilts. We'll also look for nesting Mississippi Kites, Swainson's Hawks, Least Terns, and Barn and Burrowing Owls. Participants travel by their own means to Great Bend, KS on Friday evening and stay in the lodging of their choice. We'll meet outside the Highland Hotel and Convention Center (3017 10th St. - Ph. 620-792-2431) at 8:00 AM on Saturday (full-day) and Sunday (half-day) for birding. Due to the remoteness of some locations, bring plenty of drinks and munchies plus appropriate clothing and sunscreen. Lunch on Saturday can be either picnic or fast food in Great Bend. Please direct questions and RSVP to Ed McCullough at 816-868-2579 or  .JULY 2009 Saturday, July 11 - Prairie and woodland bird survey on the property of David and Kathy Winn. Located approximately 40 miles south of Kansas City in Cass County, near Drexel. Join Mike Stoakes and Joe Alburty in generating a checklist for this restored praire and natural area. Tanagers, flycatchers, and vireos, along with abundant wildflowers (including endangered Mead's Milkweed) and butterflies are featured within the 50+ acre confine. This remnant prairie is carefully maintained by the owners who are very appreciative of birders willing to report whatever species they find. Meet at the Harrisonville McDonald's at 7:30 a.m. Bring water, food, and protection against ticks and sunburn. We'll plan to end the survey before noon, and we may visit nearby Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area in order to bolster the CACHE data for this MDC-managed conservation area. Contact Mike at  or 816-554-1956 or Joe at  or 913-722-1597.AUGUST 2009 Saturday, August 1 - Powell Gardens annual North American Butterfly Count with Alan Branhagen. Meet at the visitor's center at 8:30 a.m. There will be a $3/person count fee, but be sure to mention that you're with Burroughs Audubon, and the normal Powell Gardens entrance fee will be waived. All levels of physical ability may participate, but Allen's group will be walking 3.25-mile Byron Shutz nature trail. If walking the trail, please be sure to bring insect repellant, snacks and plenty of water. Reservations are required, so please contact Alan at 816-697-2600 ext. 241 or  by July 30th.Saturday Morning Bird Walks - Offered by the Corinth Square Wild Bird Center FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, 4046 West 83rd, Prairie Village, KS. Meet at the store at 8 a.m., bird for 2-3 hours, then return to the store. Call 913-381-5633 for more info. Bird Walks through June 2009:
* in conjunction with Burroughs-sponsored field trip on Aug. 1 ** special all-day field trip MORE INFORMATION: For more information about our field trips, or to volunteer to lead a trip, please contact Helen Hewins by email at  or phone 913-642-0498, or Pat St. John by email at  or phone 913-599-3106.
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